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MORGAN, DYFNALLT (1917 - 1994), poet, literary critic and translator , Cledwyn Hughes and others in South Road. He studied Welsh, English, French and Music, graduating with honours in Welsh in 1938, and English in 1939. He remained at the college for a further year to train as a teacher. The Second World War interrupted any plans to begin a career in education. As a Christian of strong convictions raised in the Indpendent chapel in Gwernllwyn, Dowlais, he decided to take a
MORGAN, EDWARD (1783 - 1869), Evangelical cleric and author of David, a translation of some of Williams's verse. He also published Village Sermons (1828), Letters of the Rev. Griffith Jones (1832); a Life of Henry Philips of Coychurch (n.d., but before 1833); Letters, Essays [etc.] of … John Elias (1847); Life and Times of Howel Harris (1852); Brief Memoir of the late Rev. W. Howels (1854); a biography of Richard Bassett (1860); and a biography of his own
MORGAN, EDWARD (1817 - 1871), Calvinistic Methodist minister Dyffryn, and in the latter year he became a student at Edinburgh University and the New College there. He was ordained in 1847 and became pastor of the church at Dolgelley. On 19 July 1849 he married Jennette Griffith Humphreys, daughter of Richard Humphreys, Dyffryn, and went to live at Dyffryn, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was already a popular preacher and soon became a leader in
MORGAN, GRIFFITH (Guto Nyth-brân; 1700 - 1737), cross-country runner
MORGAN, JENKIN (bu farw 1762), Independent minister the list of Blaen-gwrach members in 1734, contained in J. Rufus Williams's reprint of ' Henry Davies's Pocket-book ' - and it may be significant that the place of his ordination was Watford, near Caerphilly. Morgan was one of Griffith Jones's 'circulating' schoolmasters. In a letter February 1739 by Lewis Rees, printed by Bennett, Meth. Trefaldwyn Uchaf, 14-16), he kept schools at Llanbryn-mair
MORGAN, JOHN (1688? - 1734?) Matchin, cleric, scholar, and author , dedication to his former parishioners at Llanfyllin, and englynion to the memory of Edward Lhuyd); this deservedly became a popular book, and went to five subsequent editions. [Compare also the article on Griffith Hughes (1707 - ?)].
MORGAN, JOHN (1827 - 1903), cleric and author published volumes of English poetry entitled My Welsh Home, written in the metre of ' In Memoriam,' 1870, and A Trip to Fairyland or Happy Wedlock, with other poetical pieces and translations of Welsh hymns, 1896. In 1892 he published Four Biographical Sketches, being studies of bishops Ollivant and Thirlwall, Griffith Jones, Llanddowror, and Sir Thomas Phillips. He was a frequent contributor to Welsh
MORGAN, MORGAN PARRY (1876 - 1964), minister of religion (CM) and powerful preacher . Preaching, however, was his great passion in life. He delivered the Dr. John Williams Memorial Lecture in 1947; the subject of that lecture was ' Preaching '. He was moderator of the General Assembly in 1949. He died 27 December 1964 and was buried in front of the chapel in Blaenannerch. He married, 17 December 1901, Elizabeth Frances Jones, daughter of Samuel and Judith (née Hughes) Jones; they had one
MORGAN, RICHARD HUMPHREYS (1850 - 1899), Calvinistic Methodist minister and writer resigned from pastoral work in 1892 when he was appointed to collect an additional fund for the Bala College. He was secretary to the Bala College committee from 1886 to 1899. He went to live at Bangor, where he died 31 March 1899; he was buried at Towyn, Meironnydd. He married, 23 October 1879 Barbara Elizabeth, daughter of Griffith Jones, Gwyddelfynydd, near Towyn, and granddaughter of Richard Jones
MORGAN, THOMAS (1769 - 1851), navy chaplain Born 6 December 1769, son of Philip Morgan of Devynnock, Brecknock - see the article G. E. F. Morgan. He was at Christ College school under David Griffith (1726 - 1816), and went to Wadham and Jesus, Oxford, graduating in 1790 (D.D. 1824). He took orders, and after a breakdown in health became a chaplain in the royal navy. He was at the 'First of June' (1794), in which he was wounded. In 1798 he
MORGAN, WILLIAM (1750 - 1833), actuary tables and important articles on the principles of life-insurance, and it was on his tables that another Welsh actuary, Griffith Davies founded his own. Morgan received the gold medal of the Royal Society in 1783, and was F.R.S. Like his uncle, he strongly opposed the swelling of the national debt, and he published six pamphlets on that matter. He edited Richard Price's works, with a biography. His son
MORRIS, ROBERT DAVID (1871 - 1948), itinerant bookseller and author , Liverpool) and Hughes & Son, Wrexham. He and his little car became well known to hundreds of people in the rural areas, and he called regularly at out-of-the-way farms and cottages. He carried on until his death and was one of the last itinerant booksellers in Wales. Though his formal education had been but slight, when he saw the need for popular literature in Welsh he resolved to meet the demand. In the

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